[rachele75]

Hello ladies! I'd love to join all of you calorie counters here I have been doing the older version of WW and have lost 20lbs since the beginning of summer. I recently started tracking my foodon SparkPeople also and have noticed that most days I'm lucky to eat 1200 calories when I have used all of mt daily points. I've decided to go strictly with calorie counting.
I had my first child in Oct. 2010. I had already gained some weight before I got pregnant and started my pregnancy at 150. By the time my son was born I was up to 170. At 5"3 I was overweight both before and after. I slowly got down to 160 then stalled. I did 2 weeks of SB phase 1 at the beginning of summer and lost 7lbs. I then switched to WW, but haven't always been too faithful. I am now down to 138, and my BMI is barely half a point in the healthy range. My DH and I plan to start TTC #2 in February. I would like to lose another 10-15lbs before getting pregnant again. And this time around I plan to have a much healthier weight gain. I plan on using BabyFit (sparkpeoples site for pregnant women) to continue counting calories while pregnant.
SP has mt calorie range listed as 1200-1550. I plan on staying around 1300. If I have a big workout day I will allow myself an extra 100 calorie snack if I'm hungry.
Sorry to ramble on and on. I guess it was good for me to get everything out and spell out my plan. Loking forward to getting to know everyone here!

[ScottieMama]

Welcome to the forum and best of luck to you!

[Razorbackbritt]

Especially with pregnancy, be sure you are eating the RIGHT stuff, not just the right calorie count...lots of micro-nutrient rich foods (veggies and fruits). You will need lots of nutrients to keep that baby growing strong!

Sounds like a good plan

[124chicksinger]

Congrats on your success thus far. While ww can be successful, like any other diet the bottom line is reduced calories. With calorie counting, nothing is shrouded in a secret formula or special program. You eat what you want, some more reasonably and healthfully than others, with the bottom line being nothing is off limits when planned for.

Good luck.